Wondering about a thread with so many posts and one that I had not seen. Obviously I do not get around all that much. AMA is about all that really interests me, yet I do some beginners, pylon, and Warbirds and every so often visit Clubhouse. Guess I need to get out a bit more.
Thanks for bringing the thread home.

Yet, since AMA does play such a unique roll for model aviation in this USA, it is sad that RCU cannot allow some double posting. OTOH I fully understand why it is the way that it must be.[:-]

It is sad that more information concerning the AMA cannot be provided to all. As probably the largest CRITIC of AMA's current administration, I do believe totally in the AMA objectives as stated in the bylaws, plus fully the need for a great showplace headquarters. I would have preferred somewhere besides Muncie, such as the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, yet Muncie is what we have and cost-wise, I think we should make the best of it as it is.
I believe that a Volunteer Board, elected by the membership, should dictate policies, and accept nothing less than those policies being accomplished by a paid staff 101% to the letter of the law(policy).
I believe that the paid staff should be well paid and have excellent employee benefits, yet when the job becomes boring then said employee should be replaced without hesitation, regardless of the employee's level.

What I don't believe is that the AMA members have the ability to vote in elections objectively, and I don't think there are any with the desire to be counted by running against their incumbent.

Therefore I do think you deserve whatever you are handed.

No matter the level, it is all the same:
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Patriot Act Finds Trouble in Texas
By William Rivers Pitt
t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Monday 22 September 2003

I have listened to the defenses of the Patriot Act offered tonight. The essence of the defenses, the essence of the rebuttals to our reservations and complaints, is "Trust us. We're the government. We're the constitutional scholars. Trust us."

I've heard that before.

There are tons of mass destruction weapons in Iraq. Trust us. There are al Qaeda terrorists all over Iraq. Trust us. September 11 happened because of enemies who hate our freedoms. Trust us.

With all due respect, I say hell no. The one thing this government's behavior has not created is trust.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have come here today to appeal to your patriotism. We are all patriots here, every one of us. Let no one deny that or doubt that.

[b] What are our duties as patriots? Is one a patriot if they fly the flag, to stand for the national anthem? Yes…and no. One may do these things and be filled with love of country, but if that is all you do, then you have not done enough. In this time, and in this place, and with all that is happening in this country and around the world, the duties of a patriot go far, far, far beyond flying the flag.
The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'

That is how our freedom began 227 years ago. We said 'No.' Now, we must talk, and listen, and ask questions, and understand. If we do not like where we find ourselves, we must once again say 'No' with roaring voice, and without fear.

So let us, as patriots, speak tonight about the Patriot Act. The full name is the USA Patriot Anti-Terror Act, passed in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Interestingly, and disturbingly, the document was written long before those attacks ever took place. If you believe the advertising, the Patriot Act serves us all by defending us against terrorist attacks, by casting a fine net to snare those who mean to do us harm. The Act itself is a huge sheaf of paper, written in that dense legalese so common to legislation. Attorney General John Ashcroft has been on a tour of American cities in the last month touting the Act before police organizations. He believes it is a vital and necessary weapon against terrorism.
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The longer you do not use the ballot, the more that is heaped on you. Your call.
Yes, I believe in AMA, but I cannot be their spokesman and I am definitely not their lackey/toady.

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